Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2020 to take place without a live audience
coronavirus is not canceling Nathan’s famous, international hot-dog eating contest, organizers announced Tuesday. Instead, the pandemic is just turning the stomach-expanding sport into a more intimate affair.The July Fourth tradition, usually held outside Nathan’s original location on Coney Island’s Surf and Stillwell avenues, will this year take place at a private location in the neighborhood, without a live audience and with COVID-19 safety protocols in place.“We had an enormous number of inquiries related to ‘Will it happen, please don’t cancel.’ We were very pleased to be able to figure it out,” Major League Eating chair and competition host George Shea tells The Post.